WEBVTT
ONES.
REPORTER: THE HOLIDAY SHIPPING
SEASON IS IN FULL SWING.
AND FOR BILL LONG, THAT NCLUDES
A LITTLE BIT OF HUMOR IN THE
GIFT HE'S SENDING HIS SON.
>> IT MEANS A LOT.
IN THIS CASE IT'S KIND OF A GAG
GIFT.
WE HAD SOME OLD ARBY'S CHIRSTMAS
GLASSES THAT HE ALWAYS TEASES US
ABOUT SO WE SENT THEM TO HIM IN
OREGON.
REPORTER: LONG AND MANY OTHERS
ARE HEADED TO THE POSTOFFICER
-- OFFICE TO GET THEIR PACKAGES
IN THE MAIL, IN TIME FOR THE
HOLIDAY.
IF YOU'RE HOPING YOUR PACKAGE
ARRIVES BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY THE
POSTAL SERVICE SAYS GET IT OUT
AS SOON AS POSSIBL
>> THE BEST TIP I CAN GIVE
DURING THE HOLIDAY IS YOU CAN
SHIP EARLY AND SHIP OFTEN.
OUR BUSIEST DAY WILL BE MONDAY,
DECEMBER 19.
WEDNESDAY AND THUSDAY WE'LL BE
DELIVERING ALL THE PACKAGES
EVERYONE SENDS BRINGS IN ON
MONDAY
REPORTER: STEVE CARSON IS A
REGULAR AT THE POST OFFICE.
HE'S SENT 88 ITEMS THROUGH THIS
HOLIDAY ALONE.
THE BEST ADVICE HE HAS COMES
FROM EXPERIENCE.
>> THE EARLIER IN THE DAY YOU
CAN MAKE IT, THE BETTER OFF
YOU'LL BE UNLESSYOU LIKE
STANDING AROUND.
REPORTER: OF COURSE WITH
DIFFERENT SIZE MAIL AND PRICE
POINTS NOT ONLY DOES THAT MEAN
VARIOUS PRICE POINTS, BUT
DIFFERENT ARRIVAL TIMES AS WELL.
>> IF THERE SHIPPING SOMETHING
SMALL THEY CAN SEND IT FIRST
CLASS MAIL AND BRING IT IN ON
MONDAY WE SHOULD HAVE IT THERE
BY CHRISTMAS.
IF THEY'RE SHIPPING SOMETHING A
LITTLE BIT BIGGER THEIR GOING TO
USE PRIORITY MAIL THAT HAS THE
INSURANCE AND TRACKING INCLUDED
THAT SHOULD BE THERE BY
CHRISTMAS IF THEY MAIL IT
WEDNESDAY.
WE'RE SAYING BUT I WOULDN'T
WAIT.
REPORTER: THE POSTAL SERVICE
WILL BE OPEN CHRISTMAS EVE, BUT
WILL ONLY BE DLIVERING PRIORITY
PACKAGES ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
REPORTING IN QUEENSGATE, MEGAN
MITCHELL WLWT NEWS 5
SHEREE: THE POSTAL SERVICE SAYS
SHIPPING ON CHRISTMAS EVE CAN
GET IT IN ON CHRISTMAS DAY WITH
OVERNIGHT SHIPPING.
BUT THEY RECOMMEND GETTING IT IN
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENSURE

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Updated: 11:27 AM EST Dec 19, 2016

It’s Dec. 19, and if you’re hoping to mail a package that will arrive before Dec. 25, time is quickly running out. The United States Post Office has a busy week -- workers are expected to deliver up to 30 million packages to US residents per day. Last month, the postal organization predicted that 750 million packages would be delivered this holiday season, up 12 percent from 2015. That’s 16 billion pieces of mail, if you count Christmas cards and letters.

“Our customers can count on the entire Postal Service workforce to deliver their holiday gifts, cards and letters,” said Megan J. Brennan, Postmaster General and CEO said in a press release last month. “With the Postal Service’s unrivaled network and expanded 7-day a week delivery window, we are uniquely qualified to provide the highest levels of customer service and we are confident that’s exactly what we’ll do this holiday season.”

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Worried you missed the shipping deadline? Fear not. You still have a few pre-holiday shipping options.

Dec. 20 – First-Class Mail: Service for standard-sized, single-piece envelopes and small packages weighing up to 13 ounces with delivery in 3 business days or less.

Dec. 21 – Priority Mail: Domestic service in 1, 2 or 3 business days based on where the package is mailed and where it’s being sent, variety of flat-rate options.